How To Fix Loose Vinyl Siding (Phillips Vision: Episode - 53)

Vinyl siding can separate along the bottom leading to bigger problems. In this video Andrew Phillips shows how to fix loose siding very easy and effective.
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[@teresagoode5575]

Thank you so much for this video! I am a 67 yr old female that has been trying to hire someone to fix my siding. I watched this video and headed for the ladder. It worked!!! Thank you!

[@PhillipsVision]

Awesome, glad it helped

[@jcepri]

OMG - this is absolutely phenomenal. I love the close up angle. I've been freaking out because I accidentally pulled vinyl siding off the track when mowing my grass with the lawn mower. I tried to reattach it with my hands, but couldn't. THANKS!!!!

[@PhillipsVision]

Glad it helped👍

[@joemysterymusic]

Oh well, I just bought a siding removal tool (yes, it also works for reattaching siding). This is the tool typically used for this job. Cost was about $10.00. This video offers a great essentially no cost fix but I did not have a paint lid opener. The actual siding removal tool has a lip that is about 5 times broader. As mentioned below, it might be a little riskier with the possibility of cracking brittle siding with this smaller paint lid opener. Nonetheless, I can not argue with the result on this nicely put together video. My situation was that the siding was only partially off in the middle. If that is the case, make sure you start at either end where the siding has disengaged and work your way methodically through to the other side. If you are having trouble coming from one particular side go to the other side. Thanks PV for your help.

[@trishgiams4326]

Perfect Video! Only one I’ve seen with a clear pic on what to do. Very helpful.

[@sammyherrera8401]

Very concise explanation and close up/ slow mo of how to do it 👍🏼

[@GoodStuffForeverMore]

Perfect! Just what I needed to know. Thank you so much for the paint can opener tip👍

[@msserenity28]

Great concise video. Feel informed enough to tackle my project.

[@bushnam]

Thank you for making this video, this is exactly what I wanted. Amazing details and clear close angles.

[@davidmanuel4561]

JUST what I needed! Thanks loads!

[@ManmadeM0nster]

Perfect. I have a paint can tool already and was able to fix this issue for $0.00. Thank you!

[@jerrydumblauskas1268]

thx -- this was the detail needed to get a stubborn piece back in. Appreciate the help!

[@michaeljones6413]

Great video. I pulled off about 8 inches on my bottom row of sliding with the lawn mower. Now I hope I can find my paint can opener

[@datacentredesign]

Thank you, this method worked great. 3" at a time, done. All i had to do was to put a bit more of a hook shape on the end of the can opener.

[@PineyEdge]

Again with an awesome video, I had a wasp nest mess up my siding on the bottom, now I can fix it :)

[@Prayerwarrior777]

Awesome!!! You rock! Thank you for sharing this!

[@trishgiams4326]

Perfect video! Very helpful

[@theonlyjessicataylor]

You are a life saver!

[@nakiajacks]

This was an amazing video. I believe it was an entry point for mice where my siding was lifting. We shall see. Thank you!

[@williamirvine9546]

Hey did this solve your problem? Been dealing with mice as well, and found a loose patch of siding recently... figuring this is where they are getting in too...

[@user-pb8fi7yz3h]

How to repair the bottom loose piece and the piece right above it? Loved your video, by the way. Was very informative. Thank you.

[@PhillipsVision]

You should be able to attach the same way as shown in the video

[@cherishireland9194]

The siding zipper tools are the item designed to fix this type of thing. It's interesting you found something else that may work. The single point of contact may be more likely to break the siding, specially if it's cold out. I got a zipper tool for $10 and it's a wide metal connection so I think it may be less likely to break the lip of the siding. Thanks for this video.

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Thank you. I was trying to clip my loose siding back on but I just couldn't do it with my fingers. I need that tool. It rained so hard the other day that water was getting into the house. I am going to clip all the loose siding back on and caulk open spots at the corner of the windows.

[@woodstream6137]

Is that similar to the one sold as vinyl siding removal tool?

[@brianreynolds4931]

Thanks!! This is exactly the video I needed

[@PhillipsVision]

Brian Reynolds you’re welcome, thanks for the feedback

[@RichardPatrick84]

Awesome, just fixed my own siding in the midst of Nor'easter up in Canada.

[@JHutzler13]

Great video, thanks!

[@mbmdever]

You Rock! We had wind gust of 60 mph yesterday and two coures came loose. Followed your instructions (i had the paint can lid opener already) and everything slipped back in place. 15 minutes and i was done. Thanks for posting!

[@PhillipsVision]

Thanks for the feedback, glad it helped

[@woodstream6137]

Were yours at the bottom, top or middle? I have a piece a few feet from the top that popped out at the end.

[@teresashearmire3094]

I'm sorry, but I feel like I just watched you knit your house back together. 🤣 Thanks for your informational video!

[@JohnRybak]

Perfect! Thanks!

[@shylynnh2971]

Thank u. I will Def try it

[@sandravanlankvelt7975]

Thank you thank you for your video was looking for this for sure.

[@PhillipsVision]

Sandra Van Lankvelt you’re welcome, glad it helped👍

[@thuyandoan81]

Thank you for video

[@shanilnikole4684]

Thank you!

[@bdubbs75]

tks for the tip.

[@mrpsycholeojoey87]

You make it look very easy @ 1:08 with the hook tool that you are using. I was wonder how you would be able to put the loose sliding back in the place without hurting your fingers. Thanks for sharing your clever idea, which is very brilliant and useful. God Bless.

[@PhillipsVision]

Jeffrey Keith Horne II the hook will pull it down enough, without breaking the vinyl, and your fingers are only guiding it. Do not put your fingers in the path of the track or they’ll get pinched

[@ricardojones7198]

Thanks That. Was very. Helpful to me😅

[@blueh9]

Thank you.

[@crownbodyandsoulllc9222]

Thanks!

[@summertime1438]

Cool. Thank you.

[@davidholmes5910]

Thank you

[@vandammefan34]

Awesome video, subscribed

[@PhillipsVision]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[@KM15-13]

Nice video and thumbs up for NO music. FYI those paint can openers are no longer free, even if you buy paint. $.69 @ Lowes.

[@ddramos7997]

Thanks for your video!! It's really windy here today, and I have siding that's just blowing in the wind. It's waaay up high, though, right next to the roof's apex (2-story). I tried using my ladder and a super long telescopic tree trimmer to try to push it back on, but it's about a foot shy. Btw, do you think a squirrel could've pulled that piece and gained access to the attic that way? I've been hearing some banging sounds in the morning and early afternoon, as well as what sounded like the proverbial "acorn rolling." I hope I'm just imagining things!

[@peacefrog0521]

Nice video, I’m gonna try this. I have that tool but paid I think $1 or $2 at Lowe’s. (Not sure if they give it for free if you buy paint?) I instead used it about 5 years ago to remove the crankshaft and camshaft seals from my Miata engine while doing a timing belt change. Much safer for the shaft than using a pick, as I’ve seen in other videos. But I digress. I seem to have a long J-piece that runs horizontally and has completely separated from the bottom run of siding. Do I even need that J-piece if I have the starter strip underneath?

[@jacobgoin9177]

I hear my siding blowing in the wind, but I didn't know how to fix it. I think this will work. I will try this. Maybe I will buy a zipper tool. I will try the paint can opener hook first. Thank you!

[@PhillipsVision]

👍

[@jacobgoin9177]

This was a great video. Though I discovered that I don't have a strip to clip my siding to, the video motivated me to take a closer look and clip some parts together that had come apart.

[@tommyluck19]

hi! can you give me an idea how to boarding up a window against hurricane if I have vinyl siding around it? thanks

[@eddieo9424]

My siding fell off at the top ,it looks like a triangle I cant get it to stay do you know what I should do. Great video Thankyou

[@PhillipsVision]

Siding is installed from the bottom up. The bottom piece of the siding hooks onto the track and the top part of piece is nailed in place. If it fell at the top then the nailing strip may have separated from the wall. It would need to be reattached and any decorative piece reapplied

[@oakleaweb]

Never had vinyl siding but your video helped a lot. My problem is the starter strip at the bottom was installed a little high and the nails are 12-15" apart so the strip is loose. Also the strip was not nailed thru the tube sheet. So I'd like to completely remove the bottom two runs of siding. Can I do this without removing all the panels?

[@PhillipsVision]

I think you’ll need to remove all the panels. It will be hard to just remove the bottom

[@oakleaweb]

@@PhillipsVision Thank you for the quick reply. Well, this will be a good exercise for a newbie to vinyl siding. Btw, the "tube sheet" in the original post was supposed to be tyvek barrier sheet. Again thanks for informative content.

[@browngal00]

I have some siding bulging under the window on the 3rd level is there a way I could maybe just open the window an push it in with my hands from the window? It seems to be bulging from the top portion of that particular row and just in a small section of that row.

[@PhillipsVision]

If it’s caused by heat from the sun, it may be warped. If not, you can try but it may require being re installed.

[@FerdiLouw]

Easy temporary fix, but what can you do to prevent it from happening again? I am tired of doing this after every windstorm.

[@PhillipsVision]

If done right it should not be temporary. If it keeps coming off it must not be catching on the track properly.

[@FerdiLouw]

@@PhillipsVision I've been doing exactly what you said - it doesn't last more than 3 years.

[@Longshotinmo]

My problem is a bit different. I have just one top piece at the very top that keeps coming off. I already understand how to put it back on, but any suggestions on what one can do with just one piece that keeps coming off about twice to three times a year?

[@PhillipsVision]

I would try using clear silicone to try to adhere it on, that might help

[@Longshotinmo]

@@PhillipsVision thank you. I found that info finally searching the web. Looks like it might just be the trick to try.

[@andynonya1490]

I was about to go up on my siding and drive nails through the siding itself. Guess I don't have to do that.

[@barbaraschenck5691]

Does aluminum siding have the same track at the bottom? My mom still has aluminum siding and doesn't want to change it! I. Her front porch where the siding meets/ends at the porch the siding is curved up some (I'm sure it from the last time someone redid. Their cement porch. Any tips on how to reattach it? Thanks if you can help!

[@PhillipsVision]

I believe aluminum siding has the same. I’ve only dealt with vinyl siding.

[@barbaraschenck5691]

@@PhillipsVision thank you for replying so quickly! I plan to take off her shutters and repaint them and gently power wash a few areas and I hope I can figure out how to reattach that little section! Appreciate your kindness so much and Happy New Year!

[@PhillipsVision]

@@barbaraschenck5691 Thank you, Happy New Year as well 👍

[@tailzzzzz]

Will this work when one end of a piece near a 'peak' comes loose? It's not the very top piece. And it's not lifting at both ends. It's a peak above a second floor window.

[@PhillipsVision]

C Anderson as long as there’s a track to connect it to, it will work

[@tailzzzzz]

@@PhillipsVisionThanks for replying. I'm not sure exactly how siding works. Are there any nails or screws used to secure vinyl siding that may have come loose to have caused it to come off track to begin with? Or are there just those tracks holding it in place? I get a lot of wind because my house is located at the bottom of a verrry steep hill. A piece came loose on the northwest side. Also, there are no trees yet to block the wind, and the houses are far apart.

[@PhillipsVision]

C Anderson usually the track is nailed to the house and the actual siding is clipped on to the track. When it comes loose you just need to re secure it to the track

[@tailzzzzz]

@@PhillipsVision Thank you!

[@mpasaa]

I've actually done this and can even get it to 'clip' back in by simply running my palm along its edge. BUT, it eventually comes loose as if the bottom track was installed too high or the house settled so much the vinyl edge barely contacts the metal bracket that it clips to.... anyone have other suggestions short of removing everything and reinstalling? It's on the 30 foot side so I don't want to have to remove the entire side just for this issue which had been a problem for years and hasn't caused issues for the rest of the vinyl siding. Just curious.

[@glhf1468]

I have the same issue. Were you able to find any solutions without having to remove it all?

[@Gj-bs8we]

I have sat their for 10 minutes with the zip tool and cannot get this to work. Most frustrating thing in the world and I can't understand what I'm doing wrong.

[@sheilanies152]

could it work on the track on bottom just one side the whole siding came off track high winds messed it up the rail is loose too I noticed holes under there either that or lightly tap on the siding then get rail over top

[@PhillipsVision]

You’ll need to properly secure the track, and then you should be able to re-attach the siding

[@sheilanies152]

@@PhillipsVision the Rail can't stay it is missing a long skinny vinyl board it goes over the rail board to keep it closed no idea what it is called the one side about 3/4 missing only one piece on it.

[@puffymama51]

What if there is nothing to hook the siding to? I see a piece that looks like it probably came loose and is about an inch below the bottom edge of siding. We were ripped off when we had this installed and had to sue the contractor, so its a very sloppy job. I tried to get another person that installs siding to help with it, but some code for contractors, they would not to get involved.

[@PhillipsVision]

You need the track in order to connect it

[@ericyu5827]

@@PhillipsVision I have the same problem because of the sloppy contractor. I just googled it, it is called "starter strip". How can I install it without damaging the bottom siding?

[@PhillipsVision]

@@ericyu5827 that will be hard since the starter strip is the track that the bottom piece of siding is mounted to. You could carefully raise the bottom piece of siding and attach the starter strip to the structure. Once installed carefully attach the siding using the method I showed in the video.

[@mikev4755]

How do you make sure it stays attached? When the sun hits it it will expand and come off again.

[@PhillipsVision]

It will not come off if properly clipped back on the track

[@trishcarson6483]

How do you fix loose siding that's half way up the wall?

[@PhillipsVision]

You can try this method and it should work if you’re careful. You want to avoid having to reinstall the whole section

[@danielbrowniel]

what do you do if the wind keeps knocking it off?

[@PhillipsVision]

It may not be locking on to the track fully. This could be from the lip on the bottom of the siding strip being broken or bent

[@danielbrowniel]

@@PhillipsVision right, but what do you do if thats the case. I had a wind storm tonight pull off siding I have already repaired twice. I'm thinking of epoxying the edges together.. No one talks about this, they just say buy new siding.. ok thats nice to say, but what about a temporary fix? you know?

[@PhillipsVision]

@@danielbrowniel you could try epoxying it. If it holds, then you’re good. I would recommend JB Weld Plastic Bonder. We have high winds where I live and I’ve used that to hold on pvc vents, and they never fail.

[@bspike8683]

What if the siding is off at the roof line?

[@PhillipsVision]

It should still be similar since it still locks onto the track

[@shylynnh2971]

Some how a cat is lifting this siding. Saw cat go under it, into my garage. Now I'm guessing it has to be a hole in the wood if cat was able to get in there.. lordddddddd